Friends and neighbours pay tribute to M90 crash victim Winifred Gilroy
The family of a Carse of Gowrie pensioner killed on the M90 have welcomed tributes from her close friends. (...)
Police say careful planning will prevent T in the Park problems
Police are confident communities surrounding the T in the Park festival site will not be largely affected by the mammoth event. (...)
Cheltenham Festival winner Brindisi Breeze killed in road accident
One of Scotland's top racehorses has been killed in a freak road accident. (...)
'Wanton viciousness' — Methven Church counting cost of latest vandalism
A Perthshire church is counting the cost of vandalism with a series of incidents resulting in around £5,000 worth of damage. (...)
Funeral directors angry at 'ridiculous' decision to close Perth Crematorium for maintenance
Perth and Kinross Council's decision to close Perth Crematorium for a period next summer has been branded ''absolutely ridiculous'' by a local funeral director. (...)
Perth City Hall supporters meeting to organise opposition to demolition
A campaign group is hoping to garner interest from Perth residents in its bid to save Perth City Hall. (...)
'A major clearout is urgently required' — Perth and Kinross voters urged to examine election candidates' priorities
A former council chief executive is urging voters in Perth and Kinross to ''take stock'' before deciding which councillor to elect in the forthcoming local elections. (...)
'A nightmare version of Goldilocks' — jail for man found lying in Perth couple's bed
A thief who was found in a Perth couple's bed in a ''nightmare version of Goldilocks'' has been jailed for six months. (...)
Lady the osprey thrills birdwatchers with 62nd Loch of the Lowes egg
The oldest known breeding osprey in the UK has laid her 62nd egg at a Perthshire nature reserve — a remarkable feat which has left staff feeling ''over the moon''. (...)
Major route closed during fire at Perth petrol station
Part of one of Perth's main arterial routes was closed off on Sunday during a fire at a petrol station. (...)
Senior Tayside officer happy with progress towards national police force
Controversial plans for a single police force should have a minimal impact on the public, one of Tayside's most senior police chiefs has predicted. (...)
Parents of tragic toddler taking gene test to protect other children
The parents of a Perthshire toddler who died after his family waited almost 50 minutes for an ambulance are to visit a consultant to establish whether they passed on a genetic condition that could have led to his death. (...)
Painting from The Black Watch Museum part of online BBC art project
A painting on display at The Black Watch Museum at Balhousie Castle will feature in a national online art project. (...)
Sainsbury's offers financial support for road improvements in bid to secure Perth supermarket approval
Sainsbury's says it would help fund road improvements as part of a £40 million supermarket proposal on the outskirts of Perth. (...)
JD Wetherspoon updates Blairgowrie pub/restaurant plan
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon has lodged further plans to convert a former store into a hostelry and restaurant in Blairgowrie. (...)
Six months' jail for Perth man who had sex in full view of walkers in park
A man who had sex with his partner in a park in Perth in full view of a dog-walker and a mother walking with her baby has been sent to prison for six months. (...)
Derelict Gartwhinzean Hotel destroyed by fire
A large part of a derelict Kinross-shire hotel has been totally destroyed by a ferocious fire that took fire crews most of the day to control. (...)
Landowner says legal moves under way to remove Travellers from Scone site
A ladnowner has taken legal action to remove a group of Travellers who have set up temporary home on his land in Scone. (...)
MP urges Grundon to avoid forcing council to spend any more 'unnecessary' money dealing with waste-to-energy plant plan
Perth and North Perthshire MP Pete Wishart has labelled costs accrued by Perth and Kinross Council over a failed plan for a waste-to-energy plant as ''unnecessary''. (...)
SSPCA under fire again for 'upsetting' campaign literature
The SSPCA has come in for more criticism after releasing a new animal cruelty campaign leaflet. (...)